Downloading’s Legal And Profitable Future

Not everyone in the record industry views downloading as the apocolyptic end of an era. Peter Jamieson, executive chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, looks at the success of pay-per-song download services and sees, among other things, the potential for the revival of the “singles” chart. Jamieson also believes that, if current trends continue, downloading (the legal kind) could become more popular than CD-buying within five years.